Aquatic Mammals (1974)
Two harbour porpoises, a male and a female, both around 10 months old, which had to be left alone for periods between bio-acoustical investigations, developed stereotyped motor patterns and signs…
Two harbour porpoises, a male and a female, both around 10 months old, which had to be left alone for periods between bio-acoustical investigations, developed stereotyped motor patterns and signs…
A pilot study has been carried out in order to obtain information on the observational problems encountered in studying the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild. It is concluded…
(...) Six complete [N. phocaenoides] (3 male, 3 female) have been collected in the Karachi Waters and in the Indus Delta Region by G. PILLERI. The testes and ovaries of…
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This study confirms earlier observations of apparently involuntary movements, strongly associated with the breathing. The movements include taxes - a dorsal flexure of the thorax and steering movements with the…
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(...) Phocoena spinipinnis has only twice been recorded off the Atlantic coast of South America. Once by BURMEISTER [1865], who published the original description of the species, and once by…
This paper describes the fatty acid components of oils contained in different blubbers of Finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides. The sample oils were almost entirely triglycerides, but contained only trace amouts…
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The rearing of unweaned dolphins has hitherto not been described in literature. In 1973 our laboratory received 2 juvenile harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and we succeeded in rearing them on…